Garment hanger



Aug. 31, 1948. c, L, PANDELE 2,448,234

GARMENT HANGER Filed Aug. 19, 1946 \NVENTOR CAMDEL Patented Aug. 31, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER Charles L. Pandele, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Application August 19, 1946, Serial No. 691,553

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a garment hanger, and is principally directed to an exceptionally simple and economical hanger which is foldable so that it may occupy the smallest possible space, being one which is readily carried in a pocket or in a grip or other luggage holder. It is very readily manufactured and is of ample strength and durability such that it has a long life of service.

An understanding of the invention may be had from the following description, taken in. connection with the accompanying drawing, in which,

Fig. 1 is an elevation showing the garment hanger in its unfolded useful position.

Fig. 2 is a similar elevation of the garment hanger folded.

stops to maintain the arms in their extended or unfolded operative positions.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures of the drawing.

In the construction disclosed, a disk I of flat metal, preferably but not necessarily of circular outline, has an upper opening 2 therethrough and below it two spaced openings 3. The openings 3 are in horizontal alinement and the opening 2 is located above them substantially on the vertical diameter of the disk, the openings 3 being spaced outwardly substantially equal distances from such vertical diameter. Outwardly of each opening 3 the metal is pressed or embossed to provide two stops 4, the upper edges of which incline downwardly and outwardly at an acute angle to the horizontal, and which upper ends of the stops are located generally in the same horizontal plane as the centers of the openings 3.

Two arms 5, each of a length of wire and iden- =tical in structure are provided, each at its outer end being return bent on itself to provide a smooth rounded loop 6. Each arm at its inner end is formed with an eye I. In practice, if desired, the loop 6 may be made into an eye identical with the eye 1 so that in assembly on the plate I either end of an arm 5 may be pivotally connected therewith. The connection of the arms 5 to the central plate I is by means of headed rivets 8 passing through the eyes I and secured to the plate or disk at the openings 3.

The hanger is completed by a suspending hook 9 of wire, the lower end of the shank of which is 2 formed into an eye H1 and which is secured at the opposite or rear side of the disk I by a headed rivet l l at the opening 2.

As shown in Fig. 1, the arms 5 when extending outwardly in opposite directions from the center supporting disk I, come at their under sides against the stops 4 and are held in a downwardly and outwardly inclined position at an acute angle to the horizontal. The hook 9 extends in a generally vertical direction from its connection to the disk I. In such unfolded position a garment such as a coat, vest, sweater and many other similar types of garments may be suspended from and supported by the arms 5.

The hanger is foldable into a small compass as shown in Fig. 2 by turning the arms toward each other, about the pivots provided by the connecting rivets 8, until they are brought into parallel closely adjacent position. When folded the garment hanger is readily carried in an inner coat pocket or in a traveling grip of any of the numerous kinds.

In the processing of many metal articles made from sheet metal, waste metal in the'form of disks, like that shown at l, occur, which disks lack any utility so far as the sheet metal article being processed is concerned. Such disks are therefore ready, without appreciable cost, for use in the manufacture of the garment hanger described and need only have the openings 2 and 3 and stops 4 provided. The wire elements, consisting of the two arms and the hook, may be produced in large quantity at small cost, little more than the cost of the material. The assembly by the connections used is rapidly and economically done.

The invention is defined in the appended claim and is to be considered comprehensive of all forms of structure coming within its scope.

I claim:

In a garment hanger, a sheet metal fiat disk of circular form, having an opening therethrough above its center and in its vertical diameter, a hook lying parallel to said disk at the back thereof pivotally connected thereto at said opening, the diameter of the disk and the width dimension of said hook being generally the same, said disk having two additional openings therethrough below the first opening, one to each side of the vertical diameter thereof, and said disk adjacent opposite edges having outwardly pressed stops, and two wire arms, each having an eye at its inner end pivotally connected to said plate one at each of said additional openings thereof, said arms be- CHARLES L. PANDELE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 900,567 Miles Oct. 6, 1908 

